Apparatus for separating water from gas.



H. MCCONNELL.

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WATER PROM GAS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.25, 19124 Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

VII/A instance.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY MOCONNELL, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL J. NEWMAN, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WATER FROM GAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4,1913.

acetylene gas mam, preferably near the generator, whereby the gas in its passage through the apparatus is freed to a great extent of moisture. Thus a much better and stronger light than heretofore is obtained and a'good explosive mixture can be provided for use in gas engines.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1, is a lon itudinal sectional view of my improved evice for removing excessive moisture from acetylene gas; Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view on the line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is a transverse sectional view on-the line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, is a perspective view of one of the absorbing disks with the plugs removed; Fig. 5, is a perspective view of onev of the plugs; and Fig. 6, is a perspective view of the felt baille disk.

Referring to the drawing, A is a casing, screw .threaded at each end in.the present B, B are caps secured to the casing, as shown.

I) is the inlet tube for the acetylene as and c is the outlet tube; the inlet tube being greater in diameter than the outlet tube.

D, D are two disks, one near each end of the casing A. These disks are preferably made of porous wood, such as chestnut, for instance, with the grain running longitudinally. Each disk has a number of holes (I therein, as shown in Fig. 4, in which are plugs e of ratan or light fiber, which have longitudinal pores so that the gas is filtered as a bafile, so that the gas will be thoroughly mixed as it passes through the casing.

The gas is supplied to the casin under pressure through the inlet tube an forces its way through the porous disk (I and into the central or'tion of the chamber, where it strikes the afiie disk F, which has a tendency to absorb the moisture, and then passing through an opening into a second chamber and through the porous disk D at the end of the chamber. These porous disks D, D take up a certain amount of moisture, as does the felt disk F. The gas passes out of the casing through a tube preferably less in diameter than the outlet tube, insuring a certain pressure in the casing and the proper mixing of the gas.

When the gas leaves the casin it is comparatively free ofmoisture an will produce a much better light than the same gas burned without using the device, and the egplosive mixture produced is also more e ective than gas which has not been relieved of the excessive moisture.

I claim 1. The combination of a casing; an inlet tube connected to one end of the casing and an outlet tube connected to the other end of the casing; a disk located in the casing; said disk having a series of Ion itudinal holes therein; and porous wood p ug s located in the holes with the grain running longitudinally.

2. The combination in means for remov ing excessive moisture from gas, of a casin closed at each end; an inlet tube connecte to one end of the casing; anoutlet tube connected to the other end of the casing; two porous wooden disks located in the casing, each 'disk having a series of longitudinal holes therein; and plugs of ratan in the disks with the grain running longitudinally.

3. The combination in means for removing excessive moisture from acetylene gas, of a casing closed at each end; an inlet tube connected to one end of the casing; an outlet tube connected to the other end of the casing; two porous wooden disks, one located near each end of the casing with the ain running longitudinally and having ongitudinal holes therein; with plugs of ratan mounted in the holes; and a centrally located felt disk having an opening therein l for the passage of gas; the gas passing first through the porous disks, then through the opening in the felt disk,'then through the other porous disk, and finally through the outlet pipe.

HARRY McGONNELL.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL J. NEWMAN, WM. A. BARR. 

